Posts by: Leonor Mateus Ferreira

Leonor is an emerging, young journalist who writes daily for BioNews Texas, covering business, science, and health news. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Communication and post-graduate degree in Multiplatform Journalism. She is particularly interested in politics and current affairs, and is currently studying for a masters degree in economics and public policies.

The Harry T. Mangurian Jr. Foundation has granted the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, a $5.75 million gift to fund research on Lewy body dementia. Mayo will be launching a new program ... Read more

Patients receiving treatment to correct or control atrial fibrillation, and end up being “overtreated” for a long period of time with anti-clotting medication warfarin, in combination with antiplatelet treatments aspirin or clopidigrel, may ... Read more

Neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s can provoke a neural dysfunction that affects the patient’s behavior, leading to criminality. This is according to a research recently published in the journal JAMA Neurology. Despite the concerning ... Read more

The in-home care provider for seniors in the U.S. and Canada, Home Care Assistance of Toronto, is organizing an event to launch its Cognitive Therapeutics Method (CTM) in Ontario. The proprietary ... Read more

The Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) has awarded Italian biotechnology company Axxam SpA a $340,485 grant to support the development of novel medication for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. The ... Read more

The head of the Division of Memory Disorders of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), neurologist David Geldmacher, M.D. recently created the UAB Alzheimer’s Risk Assessment and Intervention Clinic, which is the ... Read more

Eli Lilly and Company and AstraZeneca, who previously partnered to study an investigational treatment for Alzheimer’s disease, have announced the enrollment of the first patient in the study, called AMARANTH. ... Read more

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Arjuna Natural Extracts Ltd. a U.S. patent for the company’s turmeric extract formulation, BCM-95 Curcumin, which is expected to become a treatment for patients ... Read more

The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) is organizing a public awareness campaign to remember the importance of keeping memories alive. As part of the campaign, they are asking people to ... Read more

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